Local clubs hand out scholarshipsWoman's Club honors youthful scholars
By The Malibu Times · Wed Jun 05 2002
The Malibu Woman's Club recently awarded 15 scholarships to high school seniors for academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, community service, employment and general fitness as exemplified in an autobiographical statement or personal essay.
Additionally, 26 fifth-grade students from the local elementary schools were given scholarships based on an essay contest. The students wrote essays as a class project on the subject "Laughter is the Best Medicine."
The Woman's Club hosted the luncheon event at Duke's Malibu.
Juan Cabrillo Elementary School
Fifth-grade awards
Class of Ms. Glass:
3rd Place: Niall Velasquez
2nd Place: Nelson Vello
1st Place: Shelby Snedden
Class of Mrs. Lynch & Mrs. Farlow
Special Honorary Award: Emily Foster-Ducote
3rd Place: Kate Mahon
2nd Place: Parker Smith
1st Place: Kate Meyer
Class of Mr. Ledoux
3rd Place: Helen Cannon
2nd Place: Katie Rollins
1st Place: Alex Greenberg
Point Dume Marine Science Elementary School
Class of Ms. Kelly Matthews
3rd Place: Sascha Crescentini
2nd Place: Peter Botz
1st Place: Danee Schiffer
Our Lady of Malibu School
Class of Mr. Andrew Matthews
3rd Place: Max Rockow
2nd Place: Lucy Keifer
1st Place: Dan Rowan
Webster Elementary School
Class of Ms. Jochims
3rd Place: Rebecca Pollard & Vito Paparella
2nd Place: Mike Buchauer
1st Place: Amy Calfas
Class of Mrs. Winokur
3rd Place: Kendall Follert
2nd Place: Megan Helfend
1st Place: Christie Brydon
Class of Mrs. Poole
3rd Place: Carle Peterson
2nd Place: Brianne Horner
1st Place: Sarah Zweig
Senior award winners
(listed alphabetically)
Adam Androlia MHS
Nicole Baltrushes MHS
Christian Banks Loyola High School
Perrie Briskin MHS
Emily KellardCrossroads High School
Andrew Matlow MHS
Lukas Mehring MHS
Kristina Milne MHS
Emily Ochmanek MHS
Brittany Parkin MHS
Briana Roven MHS
Jenna Shepcaro MHS
Dougley (Chip) Stewart Viewpoint School
Doug Daniel Stewart MHS
Timothy Yuki Santa Monica High School
Lions Club scholarships
On May 19, the Malibu Lions hosted a luncheon at the estate of Phil and Ruth Elwell for the recipients of its 2002 Scholarships, awarded to seven Malibu seniors. This is the seventh year the Malibu Lions Club has presented scholarship awards to Malibu students.
Malibu Lions Club scholarships recipients are: Tina Ferris, Sally Mills Elizabeth Jane Cole, Tami Rollins, Lukas Mehring, Luke Beck and Nicole Baltrushes.
The Malibu Lions' annual fundraiser is a Flea Market, which will take place on Sept. 29. For more information please call 818.706.0233.
Pepperdine students awarded Fulbright Scholarships
Seaver College senior Michael Wood and School of Law graduate Jordon Gimbel have become the first two Pepperdine University students to receive the prestigious Fulbright Scholarships in the same year.
Wood is majoring in economics and international studies. He will take his final class in Russia this summer prior to going to Cote d'Ivoire on Africa's Ivory Coast. Gimbel will use his scholarship to study intellectual property laws and regulations in Sweden.